Jess Kinghorn

Jess Kinghorn

Hardware Writer

Jess has been writing about games for over ten years, spending a significant chunk of that time working on print publications PLAY and Official PlayStation Magazine. When she’s not investigating all things hardware here, she's either constructing a passionate defence of a 7/10 game, daydreaming about her debut novel, or feeling wistful about the last time she chased some nerds around a field with an oversized foam sword. 

Latest articles by Jess Kinghorn

Microsoft Windows 11
April's Windows 11 update reportedly causes blue screens and boot loops on HP and Dell PCs

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News I'd find it easier to stay on top of OS updates, were it not for all the issues caused by said updates.

News
A stock photo of a hacker with computers in dark room. The devices are displaying computer code on the screens.
Security researchers hacked the demo version of the European Commission's new age verification app in less than two minutes

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Still a far cry from 'actually ready'.

News
Ransomware keyboard illustration
Cybersecurity expert turns cybercriminal, pleading guilty to 'conspiracy to deploy ransomware'

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News The accused faces up to 20 years in prison.

News
mercy overwatch
Redditor shares gaming PC build with cooling system that can only be described as 'biblically accurate'

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Be not afraid (except maybe of leaks).

News
A battery of WD hard drives.
A Redditor tries to return a failed enterprise HDD to Toshiba, but it turns out that a replacement would take at least a year to arrive

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News 2026 is not the year for upgrades OR replacements, it seems.

News
A gavel on the EU flag.
"DDoS is not a game. It's a crime!" Europol targets the youth in latest bid to take down DDoS-for-hire infrastructure

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Operation PowerOFF involves co-operation between 21 different countries.

News
A Google search box with the query: how does google search work
The European Commission wants to push Google off its web search throne with a data sharing proposal

By Jess Kinghorn Published

Levelling the playing field.

Hardware
The singer Laufey performing in a moody CG forest inside of Fortnite.
Fortnite Festival now lets you hit the skins for real with new MIDI drum kit compatibility

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News We about to get down.

News
The ZenMouse MD202 seen in Moher Gray and Scandinavian White, surrounded by various slabs of slate and similar rocks.
Though not a gaming mouse, the new Asus squeaker enjoys gaming-grade features and a 'ceraluminium' top coat that makes it look like a crunchy little snack

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News I'm not giving up my Razer Deathadder V3 Hyperspeed for it, though.

News
The outside of TSMC Arizona, showing the desert and the mountains in the distance next to the TSMC logo
TSMC's latest bank report is exactly as you'd expect it to be: mo' wafers, mo' money

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Chips with everything.

News
A modded PlayStation 1, designed to look like an original dev kit.
This YouTuber mod project brings the original PlayStation up to date with HDMI output, USB power, and wireless controller support

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Lo-fi beats to solder to.

News
Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Pavan Davuluri speaks about Recall during the Microsoft May 20 Briefing event at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. Microsoft unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company's world leading operating system. The tech giant estimates that more than 50 million "AI PCs" will be sold over the next 12 months, given the appetite for devices powered by ChatGPT-style technology. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)
Cybersecurity experts raise the alarm over Windows Recall again: 'The vault door is titanium. The wall next to it is drywall'

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Hacking tool supposedly creates "precisely the scenario Microsoft’s architecture is supposed to restrict."

News
A promotional image of a MediTek SoC model
MediaTek is 'cautiously optimistic' that discrete memory pricing will look less gloomy during 2026

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News The memory supply crisis will likely get worse before it gets better, though.

News
null
Historical Steam survey data suggests the Big Switch from Windows to Linux has yet to happen

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Are Linux users trying to make 'fetch' happen?

News
An astronaut relaxing on planet Venus with a spaceship in the background
Normal memory chips couldn't withstand the hellscape of Venus so scientists have crafted something that can

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Memory of the stars.

News
Microsoft Windows 11
Windows 11 now lets you skip the time-consuming updates on a fresh install. Neat!

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News One small step towards rebuilding user goodwill.

News
An image of Linux's mascot, Tux the penguin.
These custom Linux lock screens styled after Minecraft, NieR Automata, and Genshin Impact are single-handedly eroding my loyalty to Windows

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Have it your way.

News
Steelseries Arctis Prime Wireless
Lucky Redditor gets hands on unreleased Steelseries Rival Pro Mini, revealing another UWB wireless gaming mouse will soon hit the market

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Don't call it a comeback.

News
A computer screen with program code warning of a detected malware script program. 3d illustration
Fake Windows Support website offers 'cumulative update' for version 24H2 but delivers password-stealing malware that can avoid anti-virus detection

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Stay safe, folks.

News
A photo of a Lexar dual-channel DDR4 RAM kit, installed in a motherboard.
RAM spot prices are down by 5%, though they did spike by well over 2000% this past year

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Not the win you want right now.

News
Mozilla Firefox logo on gradient background
Mozilla says 'Microsoft goes too far' with Copilot, right before reassuring that you can turn off Firefox's 'AI enhancements'

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Is AI integration really so inescapable?

8 Comments
News
Digital generated image of data server.
Research suggests AI infrastructure projects are worth the investment less than 30% of the time

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Who could have foreseen this?

News
Flag of China
Hackers claim they've breached a Chinese supercomputer and are demanding huge amounts of crypto for the data, but security researchers are sceptical

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News The jury is still out on this one.

News
Flag of South Korea.
South Korea takes one look at rising PC costs and decides to hand out free PCs to citizens

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Far better than 'wait and see'.

News
The Cherry K5 Pro TMR Compact gaming keyboard on a blue background.
Cherry K5 Pro TMR Compact magnetic gaming keyboard review

By Jess Kinghorn Published

Score: 76% It ticks all of the right boxes, but I was left wanting just a little more.

Score: 76%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives

Other versions of this page are available with specific content for the following regions: